Design Jam: Dark Patterns

We recently held our first Design Jam with MA Graphic Design and Visualisation students from Loughborough University.

EDUCATION TO INDUSTRYGraffio ArtsNovember 13, 2023design jam, Loughborough University, education to industry, AI, code, arts, design, communications, learning, Chat GPT, artificial intelligence, media

Here There Be Monsters. An Identity System for Rendah Films

We were asked to create an identity system for the production company, Rendah Films.

Graffio ArtsSeptember 18, 2023identity systems, brands, design, graphics, film, collaboration

Bringing the Frost to Frost Fair

We developed augmented reality experiences for Bankside’s Frostfair. During the Little Ice Age of the 17th to 19th centuries the river Thames completely froze over and the Frost Fairs began…

ART EVENT, CULTURE, EVENTS, LOUGHBOROUGH, THE LAB, VIDEO, SOLUTIONS, ARTS & CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY, ARTGraffio ArtsJanuary 31, 2023solutions, experiences, technology, design, augmented reality, AR, events, art trails, culture, Graffio AR App, collaboration

Marketing the Eisberg Brand

Art, design and technology for the years biggest cycling events.

EVENTS, ILLUSTRATION, GRAFFIO ARTS, GRAFFIO AR APP, AUGMENTED REALITY, E-COMMERCE, PRODUCTS, SPORT, BRANDS, DESIGN, ART, PROMOTIONGraffio ArtsJanuary 1, 2023solutions, design, arts, technology, AR, augmented reality, Eisberg, brands, marketing, cycling, print, Graffio AR App, illustration

Documenting the War Widows Quilt

The War Widows’ Quilt is a beautiful and moving piece of collaborative art that relays the realities of war widowhood in Britain, past and present. We were asked to turn it into a book.

HISTORY, CULTURE, DESIGN, GRAFFIO ARTS, GRAPHIC DESIGNGraffio ArtsJanuary 1, 2023solutions, design, events, war widows, history, collaboration, graphic design, brands, culture

REAL: Taking the Initiative with Phoenix Arts

We coached 25 film makers and digital artists with business start-up training to grow their new businesses.

GRAFFIO ARTS, TRAINING, BUSINESS, VIDEO, FILM, PHOENIX ARTS, CREATIVES, PRACTICE, SERVICES, SOLUTIONS, ART, ARTS & CULTURE, DESIGN, IDEAS, INTERACTIVE, PHOTOGRAPHYGraffio ArtsDecember 31, 2022education to industry, film, Phoenix, REAL Initiative, mentoring, digital arts, arts, marketing

Hear Me Thaw!

We worked with 3D designer Sean Matthews to create this augmented reality experiences for Bankside London’s Frost Fair.

ART EVENT, CULTURE, EVENTS, THE LAB, VIDEO, ARTS & CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY, A WINDOW TO REALITY, GRAFFIO AR APP, GRAFFIO ARTS, GRAFFITIGraffio ArtsDecember 1, 2022solutions, 3D, art trails, digital arts, design, animation, brands, AR, augmented reality

Turning Cancel Culture into Cultural Debate

Pillars of Society was a community project investigating public art in the Welsh town of Carmarthen and asking who are our pillars of society?

VIDEO, AUGMENTED REALITY, CULTURE, 3D, ART EVENT, GRAFFIO AR APP, GRAFFIO ARTS, HISTORY, ANIMATION, SCULPTURE, IDEAS, DESIGN, ART, ARTS & CULTURE, EVENTS, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, SOLUTIONS, TECHNOLOGYGraffio ArtsMarch 26, 2022solutions, design, brands, marketing, events, experiences, AR, augmented reality, art trails, culture, history, satire, sculpture, animation

Using Emergent Media to Tell Street Stories

We helped Arch Creative to develop an augmented reality solution for Street Stories art trail. Coming to a city near you soon…

These Boot Were Made for Walking

A full creative business and brand development solution for shoe designers, Agnes & Elina.

IDENTITY SYSTEMS, PACKAGING, NAMING, FASHION, BRANDS, DESIGN, E-COMMERCE, GRAPHIC DESIGNGraffio ArtsMarch 6, 2022solutions, identity systems, brands, marketing, fashion, photography, business development, mentoring

A Creative Strategy for a Pioneering Tech Brand

Hedkayse asked us to help them get creative across a range of technically impressive products.

E-COMMERCE, PRODUCTISING, DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY, GRAFFIO ARTS, GRAFFITI, PRODUCTS, PROMOTION, SOLUTIONSGraffio ArtsMarch 3, 2022marketing, communications, design, arts, technology, products, solutions

Delivering Culture in Uncertain Times

An Arts Council funded initiative to deliver art to your living room.

We Built an Augmented Reality App

What do you do when the usual AR solutions are too expensive for creatives? Create your own app...

APP, AUGMENTED REALITY, GRAFFIO ARTS, GRAFFIO AR APP, SWIPE AND TAP, TECHNOLOGY, INTERACTIVEGraffio ArtsJanuary 23, 2022AR, augmented reality, apps, Graffio AR App, technology, media

Helping Crochyay Spread the Love

One of our key goals at Institute, is to empower local creatives. Olivia Fletcher talks about our work together with Crochyay and encouraging random acts of kindness…

PROMOTION, CROCHYAY, CROCHET, OLIVIA FLETCHER, ARTS & CULTURE, WELL BEING, MENTORINGGraffio ArtsDecember 24, 2021craft, marketing, exhibitions, well being

Illustrating Pop Culture

We produced a series of illustrations for the online print brand POP based on the HBO series, Game of Thrones.

E-COMMERCE, PRODUCTISING, ILLUSTRATION, CULTURE, GRAFFIO ARTS, BLAST FROM THE PAST, DESIGNGraffio ArtsDecember 2, 2020illustration, products, marketing

AR EXTRA [Street Version]

It may look like a guerrilla poster bombing campaign but this one had permission…

SPATIAL DESIGN, AUGMENTED REALITY, ART EVENT, ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, CULTUREGraffio ArtsJune 5, 2020Arts Council England, arts, AR, augmented reality, experiences, exhibitions, technology

Gallery Without Walls 04

Selected creatives from Design Season become part of the GWW umbrella and have their work displayed across venues within the city.

ART EVENT, CULTURE, ILLUSTRATION, GWW, ARTGraffio ArtsMay 23, 2020arts, LCB, Sean Clark, exhibitions, collaboration

Gallery Without Walls 03

A single digital artwork distributed across multiple locations…

ART EVENT, GWW, TECHNOLOGY, ARTGraffio ArtsFebruary 23, 2020arts, culture, LCB, exhibitions

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